Bologna 2026 Programme is out!
The programme offers a rich range of events for both industry professionals and the public, taking place at the fair as well as at several venues across the city of Bologna.

The programme offers a rich range of events for both industry professionals and the public, taking place at the fair as well as at several venues across the city of Bologna.

Everybody Counts
Alle sammen teller

Emma's Dilemma
Emma dilemma

NORLA works to bring Norwegian books and authors to readers around the world. Twice a year, we present a curated list of Selected Titles, highlighting some of the most exciting new books from Norway.
This spring we are proud to present 27 outstanding titles, spanning fiction and non-fiction for adults, children, and young readers.

Barnas verdshistorie
A Children's Guide to World History

Mia Myhr and The Missing Children
Mia Myr og barna som forsvant

Manual for Master Thieves. The World’s Craziest Heists
Håndbok for mestertyver. Virkelighetens villeste tyverier

The Code Book. Secret Alphabets, unbreakable Codes and invisible Writing
Kodeboka. Hemmelige alfabeter, uknekkelige koder og usynlig skrift

Gustav
Gustav

Arctic Mysteries, Hot Ice and cold Facts - Research in Svalbard
Arktiske mysterier, varm is og kalde fakta

Pool People
Bløte folk

At a press conference in Milan on 3 March, NORLA Director Margit Walsø presented Norway’s Guest of Honour programme for the Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2026.

Lava. The story of how everything that once felt solid suddenly became fluid
Lava. Historien om hvordan alt som var fast, plutselig ble flytende

The Last Valkyrie
Den siste valkyrie

The Hidden Village
Skakkerne

Kåre and Marimba to the Rescue
Kåre og Marimba hjelper til

Kåre and Marimba's Great Invention Hunt
Kåre og Marimba finn ein oppfinnar

Green Stuff
Grønne greier

The new year has seen some changes among NORLA’s staff.

Doggerland
Doggerland